Chapter 28: Wanting to Marry Two

  The singing stopped, and the sword light dissipated.

  Du He's singing skills are indeed inferior to Tu Honggang, but when he sings loudly, he infuses his inner energy into the song, creating a surround sound effect. Singing "Jing Zhong Bao Guo" requires loud and high-pitched chanting, and with his added inner energy, every word and sentence is more majestic and resounding than Tu Honggang's original version!

  His perfectly timed sword dance created a shockwave that was hard to put into words.

  It's crazy, completely crazy!

  A group of young people with their mouths agape, eyes wide open, and twisted expressions, each one excitedly boiling over with enthusiasm.

  This great man, whether in literature or martial arts, spent ten years studying diligently and ten years shedding blood and sweat, what he did and sought was nothing but to be loyal to the country.

  Li Shimin's eyes widened in shock, his mouth agape, and he couldn't utter a word, pointing at Du He with one hand.

  Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Li Ji also remembered the decade when they joined King Qin of Li Shimin's command, that magnificent ambition to plan for the welfare of all living things, one by one was excited with a flushed face, tears streaming down, their hearts like an overturned river and sea, unable to calm down.

  Cheng Yaojin let out an even more unbridled roar.

  "Uncle Li! Du He Xin sings this song! I wish to join the army, be a small soldier, and expand the territory for our great Tang Dynasty, making our great Tang receive congratulations from all directions. I will not disappoint Uncle's gift of the Kaiyuan Dragon Sword. Although being the Left Guard General in the Imperial Palace is an important position, it shows Uncle Li's appreciation for me, but living in the palace is not what I desire! I hope Uncle will fulfill my wish!" Du He bowed down.

  Bang, bang, bang, bang......

  Li Shimin clapped his hands violently: "What a wonderful sword dance, what a wonderful melody of loyalty and patriotism! I have broadened my horizons today!" He personally came forward to help Du He up, his face still unable to conceal his excited expression. "I agree! I will appoint you as the Zhonglang General of the Left Weiwei Guard, to serve the great Tang Dynasty!"

  "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Du He loudly acknowledged the order and came down. The Left Weiwei Zhonglang General rank is the same as the Left Guard Imperial City Zhonglang General, also responsible for guarding the imperial palace, with 1,800 people under his command. However, unlike the Left Guard Imperial City Zhonglang General, unless Li Shimin personally goes to war, he will not have the opportunity to go to war.

  Li Shimin burst out laughing: "Prime Minister Du, you're really something! This song of loyalty and patriotism has reached the emperor's heart!"

  Du Ruhui bowed and said: "The emperor's praise is wrong, I'm still far from it!" Du Ruhui followed the usual modesty, but the self-satisfaction revealed on his body seemed to say "That's natural, don't you see whose son he is? How can a tiger father have a dog son?"

  Li Shimin suddenly narrowed his eyes and smiled, saying: "Du Xiang, your son is already an adult. His marriage to Chang Le has been set for three years now. Both of them are no longer young, shouldn't you have chosen a auspicious date by now?"

  "Ah!" Du Ruhui's eyes widened in shock, and he was startled by Li Shimin's words. What is going on?

  Marriage?

  And is it Princess Changle's?

  "This... this... this..." He stuttered and couldn't get the words out.

  "How...?" Li Shimin raised his voice, asking with a hint of implication: "Could it be that Prime Minister Du wants to regret the marriage, or thinks that my family's Longle is not worthy of your esteemed son?"

  Du Ruhui was somewhat unclear about the situation, wasn't the marriage with Princess Chang Le already cancelled? Was it possible that the Emperor had changed his mind and no longer acknowledged it? He recalled that he had already discussed the marriage with Ren Cheng Wang Li Daozong, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

  After some deliberation, he finally couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, hasn't the marriage between your humble servant's son and Chang Le already been called off?"

  "Cancelled?" Li Shimin's eyebrows furrowed, knowing the question was rhetorical. He growled, "Who cancelled it? Who dares to be so bold? In the past, Chang Le and your son indeed had some misunderstandings, but those were just childish matters. When Du Xiang came to me saying he wanted to dissolve the engagement, I said at the time that this matter would end there, no need to speak further, but I didn't say the marriage was cancelled!"

  "Uh..." Du Ruhui was speechless again, Li Shimin's words were indeed true and not just a play on words.

  At first, when Li Shimin gave the marriage, it was actually because Du Ruhui had made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and he also gave the marriage in front of all civil and military officials.

  At that time, Princess Changle and Empress Changsun were quarreling over the marriage, Li Shimin was most embarrassed, after all, this was a promise he had made in person, if he went back on his word, where would his face be?

  Du Ruhui then proposed canceling the engagement, which was undoubtedly music to Li Shimin's ears.

  Just thinking of Du Ruhui's merits for the great Tang, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little guilty and said: "Let's just stop here!"

  Li Shimin did not directly respond to Du Ruhui's request, but he had been Li Shimin's confidant for ten years and knew that Li Shimin's intention was to tacitly approve his proposal, without explicitly saying so.

  This preserved Du Ruhui's dignity and allowed Li Shimin to avoid being accused of unilaterally breaking off the engagement.

  Now that it has come to this, this unspoken thing has become the biggest oversight.

  Li Shimin's old affair was brought up again, and it turned out to be reasonable and justified.

  House Xuanling and others all know that the marriage is off, but most of them are just hearsay, and no one has personally heard Li Shimin announce it, so they can't even get a word in edgewise.

  Du Ru Hui was really embarrassed this time. Li Shi Min had the intention of marrying off his daughter, and Li Dao Zong also agreed to it. They both had an agreement, but he couldn't marry two women! One was a princess, and the other was a county main as well!

  Du Ruhui was taken aback, after all, he was an old hand. His Tai Chi skills were used with a divine entrance, and he hummed: "The ancient saying goes 'The Xiongnu have not been destroyed, how can we talk about home?' You, Dogzi, have not yet made any achievements, what qualifications do you have to get married?"

  Du Ruhui's face was stern, and he assumed a strict fatherly demeanor.

  Li Shimin could only smile and did not continue to ask, but gave a meaningful glance at Du He.

  Du He looked up at the sky and down at the ground, thinking that this matter had nothing to do with him, so he let them argue among themselves. What he was thinking about, however, was how to marry both of them into his family.

  The gentle and virtuous Princess Chang Le, dignified and elegant; Li Xueyan's playful and lovely, lively and cheerful both have a certain place in his heart, if he marries only one of them, what about the other?

  This is absolutely a serious problem, and the only solution is to marry both of them, embracing each other on the left and right, Du He couldn't help but smile with some embarrassment.

  As a man, if you haven't thought of having multiple women by your side, that's definitely a flaw in mental quality, just like Liu Xiaohui.

  The banquet continued, and when it was about to end, Li Shimin summoned Du He alone, smiling at him with a somewhat lewd gaze, the kind of look one would give their son-in-law.

  "Little one, I really didn't expect it, but you've actually made Chang Le worry about you!" He had already learned from Empress Changsun that Chang Le liked Du He.

  "Tell me the truth, what is your relationship with my niece Li Xueyan?" Li Shimin said, his face turning stern again, as if playing a game of changing faces.

  "A relationship like Chang Le Gong Zhu!" Du He didn't lie.

  Li Shimin's forehead revealed a black line.

  "What does that have to do with my family's happiness?"

  "A relationship like that of snow geese!" Du He still didn't lie.

  Li Shimin had an extra black line on his forehead.

  "So you want to marry our family's Chang Le and become my son-in-law?"

  "I want to!" He didn't hesitate and replied quickly!

  "So do you want to marry Li Xueyan?"

  "Think!" The same answer, but Du He was an honest person.

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